ABUSE

Nun 'sorry' for letting down abuse victims (Brisbane Times) Apr 23 - A senior Catholic nun has apologised for the treatment of former
orphanage residents who were met with disbelief when they came forward with
child abuse allegations.

Islam

Malaysia urged to punish Muslims over
'cross' protest (The West
Australian) Apr 21 - Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Malaysia's government faced calls on Tuesday to
take action against Muslim protesters who pressured a church to remove its
cross, the latest example of rising Islamic intolerance that is fuelling
religious tensions in the multi-faith country.

'Among the Believers' probes ideological
rift behind Pakistan violence (The
West Australian) Apr 22 - NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A battle for the minds of
Pakistan's young people is behind the bloody conflict that has claimed hundreds
of lives this year alone, according to two film directors whose latest work
focuses on the country's divided education system.

Devout Muslims claim crackdown in
Tajikistan amid Syria fears (The
West Australian) Apr 23 - Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (AFP) - Rustam Gulov was walking in Khudzhand, a
city in Central Asia's Tajikistan, when police detained him and took him to the
station. By the time he came out, his beard had been shaved clean -- against
his will.

Adam Gadahn: California rocker turned
Al-Qaeda mouthpiece (The West
Australian) Apr 24 - Washington (AFP) - Adam Gadahn, the Al-Qaeda spokesman believed killed
in a US operation, was a teenage rock music fan who grew up on a Californian
goat farm before he was drawn into radical Islam.

France hunts for accomplices in foiled
church attack (The West
Australian) Apr 24 - Paris (AFP) - French police were hunting Thursday for possible accomplices
to an Algerian student whose plan to attack churches was foiled when his
arsenal of weapons was uncovered purely by chance.

Also:
‘Australian’ Islamist video deplored (The Australian) Apr 25 - A propaganda video apparently issued by Islamic State showing a
self-described Australian medical worker in Syria has been described by a
government spokesman as “vile’’.

Also:
Suspected al-Qaeda militants arrested in
Italy for Vatican plot(Sydney Morning Herald) Apr 25 - Rome: Italian police on Friday arrested 10 people and were looking for
eight others suspected of belonging to an armed group linked to al-Qaeda who
had plotted attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan and at least at one point the
Vatican.

Islamic State seizes dam, kills Iraqi
general and more than 100 soldiers(Sydney Morning Herald) Apr 26 - Baghdad: Fighters of the so-called Islamic State have captured a dam
in western Anbar province and killed 127 Iraqi troops, including a top army
commander, in attacks that show the militant group's resilience despite
battlefield setbacks elsewhere in Iraq.